Despite the rise of reality shows, the changes in the grids and other deviations that the channels give to the research of the rating, The 8 steps of the two million stands tall on his podium as the most viewed of ElTrece.
With 6 points of average the program conducted by Guido Kaczka, from Monday to Friday at early evening (from 21:15 to 22:30) continues to be the great workhorse of the canal led by Adrián Suar.
So much so that, this Monday, the cycle of questions and answers beat one of the previews with the most production and diffusion such as that of The celebrity hoteland established itself as the most watched on that screen, leaving the reality show hosted by Pampita Ardohain and Chino Leunis in third place.
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At this point, and in a screen where fictions are scarce -which instead are all foreigners- and reality seems to prevail as king of programming, The 8 steps… It spawned its own phenomenon, with a format-true audience, a rare bird on the current grid.
Since its premiere on July 26, 2021, Guido Kaczka’s program has recently slightly changed its name to The 8 steps of the two million (was a million before)according to the new amount that can be earned by participants who reach the goal of correctly answering the set of questions.
And in all this time, in addition to awarding the prize, they have made themselves known throughout the cycle moving life stories that ended up being as interesting as trivia questions which increases production.
Until Monday 9 January Paolo de Vita He is the participant who has earned the most money in the program, accumulating eight million pesos, during subsequent broadcasts.
He was followed on the list by Jorge Jasán who won six million; Hernán Parada, who managed to win eight million, but retired and kept six million, give two million to Georgina, the participant he beat in his last final. Such gestures abound in Kaczka’s cycle, and the driver knows how to exploit each story, in the best sense.
Much money
In everything from the debut of The 8 steps..., the program already delivered 602 million pesos (this figure counts up to and including Friday 6 January), which were intended for people with very different dreams and needs.
In the life stories, the most varied situations have appeared for which the participants expected to earn a million or now two million (or more in some cases): from finishing the house, taking a trip to the parents or helping the children with the studies , going through setting up your own business, paying off debts, and also curing health problems.
Last month, Dario, a participant who had already won two million, surprised everyone when he decided to give his seat to another participant who had revealed his brother’s mental health problem for which he intended to use the money if had won. “It seems to me that the dream of all of us is equally validand they also deserve the chance to participate for the million”, clarified Darío.
Like these, there were several stories that surprised and moved the driver, the jury and the public, almost always linked to attitudes of solidarity among the participants. That’s what happened with Jorge, the man who won six million and who also decided to step down to give his rival a chance: “He needs it too. I I had the opportunity and I want him to take advantage of it too”.
many participants
Since the program’s debut more than a year and a half ago, 5,000 participants have already passed regardless of gender, age or social statusas well as people in wheelchairs, blind people, or people with different physical conditions (that television doesn’t usually include), offering equal opportunities to all, which makes it one of the most inclusive programs on television today.
The cycle has, among other characteristics, also a generational passage that allows many children and adolescents to share it with their parents and even more with their grandparents. For the older generation, The 8 steps... brings back to the screen the classic questions and answers which, in addition to entertaining, contributed to the knowledge of general culture, challenging the spectators.
Kaczka, what Besides being a rider, he is one of the producers of the cycleventure some idea on the phenomenon generated by The 8 steps….: “I think what happens with the program and that has been sustained for a long time is that, in addition to being very entertaining, it is interactive and familiar. It is attractive both for the prizes and for the stories that the participants bring, added to the curiosity about the topics.”
The boys, the World Cup and the jury
On the other hand, in particular Childrenwhere the little ones participated together with their mum or dad, the prize was a trip to Disney and there were 40, corresponding to as many little winners.
Last year, in full World Cup fever, the program also recognized the reception of the theme and added more specials in the World Cup category and there Nine trips to Qatar to see the Argentina national team were delivered.
The jury is another of the successes of the cycle, as the heterogeneity of those who sit on their podiums to ask questions covers almost all voices. There are always four regular jurors and one guest per night. But various personalities have also been added throughout the program: from Carmen Barbieri to Martín Liberman and Nicole Neumann, passing through Jimena Monteverde.
They were joined by Ingrid Grudke, Soledad Solaro, Carolina Pampita Ardohain, Luli Fernández, Sebastián “Coco” Carreño, Santiago Do Rego, Gino Tubaro, among many others. Shows, Science, History, Music, Sport, Technology, Art, for which the participants will have to answer.
Also participating in the jury, at different times: Walter Nelson, Marina Calabró, Teresa Calandra, Marcela Tauro, Iliana Calabró, Esther Goris, Barbie Simons, Guillermo Coppola, Alejandro Fabbri and José Chatruc.
For Kaczka, the participation of the juries, in roles other than those that the public is used to seeing them, is part of the attraction of the cycle. “They bring up very different topics and that adds up to a lot,” she says.
And he adds: “The cycle has a spirit that is very appreciated by the public and I celebrate it. This is a great program in my life that continues to give me a lot of happiness”.
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Source: Clarin
